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- What was the name of the trade between Europe and Colonial America
- Why were some Sepoys (Indian soldiers) upset about the greased cartridges?
- True or False: Africans were represented at the Berlin Conference for the Scamble for Africa.
- Historians estimate that _____ million people died from the atrocities in the Congo
- Because Indias population and financial value it was known to Britain as the:
- TRUE OR FALSE The conversion of cash crops (like cotton) in India benfitted the local population
- Which was used by Gandhi to bring world attention to the injustices of British colonialism?
- The period of direct control of the Indian Subcontinent was called?
- Which two countries controlled most of the territory in Africa by 1914?
- TRUE OR FALSE The treatment for African Congolese people greatly improved during Belgian Rule (1908-1960)
- Ethiopia under King Menelik IIHe modernized his country he manipulated European countries to fight each other instead of him
- Industrialization causes a greater need for resources and marketsPolitical power-"nice people finish last mentality" RivalryCivilizing mission-Social Darwinism
- Direct-you send your people to ruleMethods of Management-paternalism and assimilationIndirect-you use local chiefs, princes, elders to carry out your rule of law
- European based todayStill tribal fighting in these borders over who gets to control the country
- + imperial country brings in technology and advances in meds, infrastructure, transportation, education- treated as second class, loss of culture, killing, wars, genocide, resources are taken out, forced to farm cash crops and can cause starvation
- Indirect Control was usedBelgians put Tutsi (minority) in charge over the HutuIncreased tension over time and when Belgians left- fighting over power began and resulted in genocide
- The British went from trade (spheres of influence by the East India Co.control to a straight colony. Direct control
- Before-natural tribal borders-more division After-borders were artificial and the continent partitioned based on European control
- Strong military and technology (machine guns)Organized governments and economiesAdvances in medicine, transportation and communication
- Britain came and pushed English, dress, daily customs and Britain had a ractist attitude toward them